Friday, May 3, 2019

Varsity softball shuts down Westbrook

In a
day where many games were canceled due to rain and bad field conditions, the
varsity softball team traveled to Westbrook on Saturday, April 25 to take on
the Blue Blazes.

The
Lady Eagles started strong and early, with Whitney Wilson, #7, hitting a home
run in the first at
bat. Chloe Wilcox, #22, kept up Windham’s momentum by
hitting an inside the park home run to right field. After Erin Elder, #24, walked,
later in the inning she was able to score, leading the Lady Eagles three to
zero.

In the
top of the second, Windham could not be stopped. Kayla Gorman, #15, slammed a
double into left field. Wilson got a base hit, and Gorman scored. Wilcox hit
another home run, this one outside the park. Wilcox and Wilson scored, six to
zero - Windham. Wilcox got another homer in the top of the third.

In the
bottom of the second inning, Whitney Wilson brought three batters to the plate
and sent three batters away on a pop fly and two strikeouts.

Fast forward
to the top of the fourth inning, Windham was up ten to zero. Brooke Phillips,
#10, hit a single, Amanda Foss, #5, got a base hit on a ground ball and Lily
Beaton, #12, got a single. Phillips and Foss scored. Beaton scored after Wilcox
grounded out to first base. Erin Elder singled and brought in W. Wilson and Ellen
Files, #8. Ellie Wilson, #2 got a base hit. Sarah Elder, #9, hits an inside the
park home run E. Elder and E. Wilson scored to bring Windham’s total to an
impressive 18 to zero.

The
bottom of the fourth had W. Wilson bringing three batters up and sending three
batters away via a ground out and back-to-back strikeouts.

W. Wilson
repeated this in the bottom of the fifth and final inning to close the game and
throw a no-hitter, with the final score remaining 18-0.

“They
had to get in the mindset that we had to come out and play; both teams were
playing in the same weather. Whitney threw an awesome game today, really good
control of the ball and everybody contributed offensively, defensively; just
great all-around game,” stated Coach, Fred Wilcox.